Cyberattack hits 200,000 in at least 150 countries


  • TECH
  • Monday, 15 May 2017

The NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a cybersecurity problem.

LONDON: Friday's cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and that number could grow when people return to work on Monday, the head of the European Union's police agency said on Sunday.

Cybersecurity experts say the spread of the virus dubbed WannaCry - "ransomware" which locked up computers in car factories, hospitals, shops and schools in several countries - has slowed, but that any respite might be brief.

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